folks

1. (plural, plural only)The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents

   My folks visit us at Christmas.

   your parents

2. (US, plural, plural only)People in general; everybody or anybody.

   Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays.

   people in general (often used in the plural)

3. (Louisiana, Southern, US, plural, plural only, rare, slang)The police.

4. (California, plural, plural only)Late 19th and early 20th century migrants to California from Iowa and other parts of the Midwestern United States.

regular